It Started as an Online Gaming Prank and Then it Turned Deadly

How a malevolent, remorseless online troll and the shoot-first, ask questions later mode of policing created a real-life tragedy in Wichita Kansas.

Source: Wired
Published: Oct 23, 2018
Length: 31 minutes (7,817 words)

The Strongest Woman in the Room

A personal essay in which a daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 24, 2018
Length: 15 minutes (3,840 words)

A Rumor in Madrona

Before Info Wars or Pizzagate, a right-wing conspiracy theory led to the murder of a prominent Seattle lawyer.

Source: Seattle Met
Published: Oct 23, 2018
Length: 23 minutes (5,980 words)

Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination

“The New York Times reviewed thousands of pages of court and other public records involving workers who said they had suffered miscarriages, gone into premature labor or, in one case, had a stillborn baby after their employers rejected their pleas for assistance.”

Published: Oct 21, 2018
Length: 16 minutes (4,111 words)

First Twitter Gave Me Power. Then I Felt Hopeless.

She wanted a career as a writer, but the more time she spent building her brand for her growing Twitter followers, the sadder and lonelier she became.

Author: Eve Peyser
Source: Vice Magazine
Published: Oct 17, 2018
Length: 6 minutes (1,607 words)

Elton John Is Not the Man They Think He Is at Home

On Elton John’s surprisingly slow start to his career, the seeming inauthenticity of some of his songs, and the incredible stamina he maintains for live performances at age 71.

Author: Bill Wyman
Source: Vulture
Published: Oct 18, 2018
Length: 17 minutes (4,478 words)

On Likability

“You deserve to name the harm that has been done to you by others, and you have a responsibility to name the harm you have done. What I am asking is that we make space for these stories of our failures, our ugliness, our unlikability, and greet them with love when they appear.”

Source: Tin House
Published: Oct 11, 2018
Length: 13 minutes (3,290 words)

My Day with The Donald

Jeff Cuffee pays homage to Eddie, a friend who was an arms dealer, and recalls an interaction they had in the late ’80s with the man who’d go on to become our 45th president.

Published: Oct 4, 2018
Length: 36 minutes (9,054 words)

A Lien On Lincolnville

St. Augustine, Florida, America’s so-called “oldest city,” is a city of tensions: beautiful architecture, lush gardens, a history of slave trading, KKK violence, and Civil Rights activism. Gentrification, demolitions, and white-washing are threatening residents and the truth, as the city’s many narratives compete for supremacy. To understand this city, you must look both at what it was and what it’s becoming.

Source: Indoek
Published: Oct 7, 2018
Length: 37 minutes (9,282 words)

Marriage Proposal Follies

A personal essay in which, after she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.

Source: Longreads
Published: Oct 22, 2018
Length: 16 minutes (4,022 words)